Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1864, 1 d. rose-red, plate 116, lettered AE, unused, variety Imperforate "Cardiff Penny", original gum, left side marginal with full selvedge and part inscription, manuscript endorsement in margin "Cardiff Jan. 1870", showing portion of four adjoining stamps, torn irregularly, just cut into right side, otherwise good to very large margins all round, extremely fresh colour, a delightful and 'iconic' exhibition piece, very rare in mint condition. SG G1g = £7'500+.  rnReference: "The Postage Stamps of Great Britain - Part Two" by W.R.D. Wiggins (1962); "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, illustrated on Plate 7. rnProvenance: Ex. Baron de Worms Collection, Harmer, 9 May 1938, lot 66; Ex. Dendy Marshall Collection, Robson Lowe, 19-20 December 1945, lot 452 ; Ex. Smith Collection, Robson Lowe, 10 November 1948, lot 582; Harmer, 29-30 April 1957, lot 66; Ex. Gubbins Collection, Spink, 16 February 1998, lot 109. rn                   rn                   rn                 rn